Apple’s San Francisco Union Square Apple Store Looks Amazing

Apple has revealed its new store in San Francisco’s Union Square, offering many new features and services rolling out to Apple retail stores worldwide. The new store will open to customers on May 21 at 10 AM. Here are some features in the new Apple Union Square design:

• “The Avenue,” inspired by the window displays along a boulevard that dynamically change with the season. Avenue walls are interactive themed “windows” where Apple’s products and services come to life, from music, to creativity, apps, photography and more. New “Creative Pros,” Apple experts in creative arts, offer advice and expertise at each of the displays. Customers will also find “Only at Apple” products on the Avenue, a curated collection of third-party accessories.
• “Genius Grove” invites customers to get support working side-by-side with Geniuses under the comfortable canopy of local trees in the heart of the store.
• “The Forum” is a vibrant gathering place, centered around a 6K Video Wall. It is home to “Today at Apple,” which brings to the community the world’s most talented artists, photographers, musicians, gamers, developers and entrepreneurs to inspire and educate our customers to go further with the things they are passionate about. Today at Apple includes year-round programs for kids, new monthly events for teachers, sessions for current and aspiring developers, Creative Sessions in partnership with local experts in creative arts, Game Night with editors from Apple’s App Store and more. The Forum and Video Wall are a place of discovery, including events about the making of movies from iTunes, or exclusive premieres of new music and music videos from Apple Music. 
• “The Plaza” will be found only at Apple’s most significant stores, including Apple Union Square. It’s open to the public 24 hours a day, features public Wi-Fi and seating, and takes Today at Apple outside, with a regular weekend series of well known local acoustic performances such as Travis Hayes and global talents like Escondido, who will then give exclusive interviews about their craft in the Forum. The Plaza at Apple Union Square features a fountain by well-known San Francisco sculptor Ruth Asawa, originally commissioned in 1969, and a new work, “Love” by local artist Laura Kimpton, commissioned by Hyatt Hotels. 
• “The Boardroom” is an intimate space where the store’s Business Team offers hands-on advice and training to entrepreneurs, developers and other small and medium business customers.

Photos are by C NET.  

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After Apple added an Activation Lock feature to its devices, iPhone theft has dropped 25% in New York and 40% in San Francisco. In London, smartphone theft dropped by half following the Activation Lock introduction, which debuted alongside iOS 7 in September 2013. A similar report in June 2014 determined that Activation Lock helped decrease iPhone robberies by 38% in San Francisco, 24% in London and 19% in New York in just 6 months after Apple released the feature. Available on iOS 7 or later, Activation Lock is a smartphone kill switch feature that gets turned on by default when you set up Find My iPhone on an iPhone, iPod touch or iPad. The feature makes it harder for anyone to use or sell your device if it’s ever lost or stolen by requiring your Apple ID and password before anyone can turn off Find My iPhone on your device, sign out of iCloud or erase and reactivate your device.

Apple Announces Media Event On September 9th

Today Apple sent out innovations to a special media event on September 9th at 10 AM PDT. Apple usually holds there events at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco or at there campus. According to the invitation, the event will be held at the Flint Center for the performing arts in Cupertino. Apple is expected to announce a new iPhone at the event along with the much rumored iWatch. We should also learn more about iOS 8 and OSX Yosemite at the event.